Blast Off! was the second American release (the first being the self-titled 6-song EP) by the Japanese punk rock band The Blue Hearts. It was released in 1991 and only in America.Nippop | The Blue Hearts | Profile . Nippop. Accessed February 6, 2008. Though each of the songs was recorded with the original Japanese lyrics, the CD jacket included English translations of each of the songs.[ allmusic ((( Blast Off! > Overview )))]. Macrovision Corporation. Accessed March 3, 2008.
Tracks The Blue Hearts' previous American release, the self-titled CD/12" vinyl EP, was a 6-song compilation with selections from their self-titled first album, The Blue Hearts, and their second album, Young and Pretty. As with their first American release, this album was also a compilation of songs: this time from their first album and their third, Train-Train. The first four songs were from The Blue Hearts and the rest were from Train-Train, except for "Chernobyl" and "The Blue Hearts Theme", which had only been released as singles in Japan. The original Japanese title of the songs is in parentheses.
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